Home›United States›Number of Flights›4Browse By4Facts4SourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonField Origin EraWell-attested1961 14Filter Results15 entriesNation / ProgramAllApollo and Skylab Astronauts (4)Space Shuttle Astronauts (11)AgencyAllNASA (15)Astronaut RoleAllCommander (5)Mission Specialist (6)Pilot (4)Selection YearAll1962 (3)1966 (1)1969 (1)1978 (1)1980 (1)1987 (1)1990 (3)1992 (1)1996 (3)NationalityAllUnited States (15)Birth YearAll1928 (1)1930 (2)1931 (1)1937 (1)1942 (1)1946 (1)1951 (1)1955 (1)1956 (2)1958 (1)1959 (1)1964 (2)Associated WithAllNASA (12)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 15Charles Bolden4David Wolf (astronaut)4Don Pettit4Eileen Collins4Ellen Ochoa4Guion Bluford4Jim Lovell4Mark Kelly4Pete Conrad4Robert Crippen4Scott Kelly4Thomas Akers4Thomas Stafford4Vance Brand4Wendy B. Lawrence4Sources1. Wikipedia: Alan Shepardtier 2Wikimedia FoundationAlan Shepard, lead sectionQuote, Alan Shepard, lead sectionIn 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space and, in 1971, he became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon, at age 47.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.